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Publisher's Summary

When Dakota and Thea reunite in Hope Springs after a decade apart, their love might pass the test of time....

No matter how many years Dakota Keller has spent trying, he can't outrun his past, so when a private investigator tells him his sister needs him, he travels to the small Texas town of Hope Springs to start a new life with the support of his siblings. When he arrives to do a routine construction job at the town's new espresso bar, he's shocked to discover that the owner is Thea Clark - the girl he couldn't resist in high school and whose memory kept him sane in prison.

Recovering from an abusive relationship, Thea decides that her past is off-limits for discussion, even with Dakota. After all, it feels like a lifetime since she last saw him. But when Dakota's brother's firm is tapped to renovate the women's shelter Thea runs out of her home, old feelings quickly reignite. Could a casual affair from high school turn out to be the one connection neither of them can live without?

Love the book, narrator makes it better

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I have listened to several of her narrations and Natalie Ross is my favorite female narrator. I love her voice and the way she changes it for the various characters. I hope to listen to more of her performances in the future.